My First Primitive Arrow

[gstoneberg]

I tried my hand at a primitive arrow this morning.  I have it pretty much done except for hafting a head on it.  I'm not even sure what kind of wood it is, I traded with Crooketarrow for the shoots.  I'll post a before and after scraping picture and maybe he (or one of you) can ID it for me.



It was my first try at a self nock and putting feathers on with sinew.  These are turkey secondaries form birds I raised in Nebraska.



It looks crooked here, but I don't think it is?



The hole in the center of the shoot fit a 125 grain screw-in point so that was pressed into service so I could take a shot.  First try was right on the money, hope I can do that when the target is a hog.  The feathers are a little noisy, but it flies good.



Let me know what I should do differently, I'm new at this.

George

[Polar Bear]

Don't know the type of wood.  Arrow looks good.  You might try trimming the feathers a little at a time until they are quiet.  The bigger the feather the nosier they are.

[criveraville]

Looks like you ar on the path to being verticly integrated in the primitive hunting

I bet you can bag some baccon with that arrow

[gstoneberg]

I hope so C.  I hope we get into them next weekend.  Now that I have a trade point hafted, the front end looks like this:



Thanks Darcy, for that chunk of band saw blade and the directions.  I need to get some pine sap from my east Texas friends and make some pine pitch, that hot melt glue just doesn't look right.  Need to add more.  I trimmed up the feathers too, should be quieter now.  Need a broadhead target now.

George

[criveraville]

Did you make that point? Looks deadly!! Yea me too.. Hope we see some.

[gstoneberg]

Yea, Darcy sent me instructions.  Here's the blade I cut it from:



You can see I had a little trouble laying out the angles.   Gotta love high speed cutters.   I'll say one thing, next time I'm giving the heads their first sharpening before I haft them.  Grinding the edge kept loosening the hot melt glue.

George

[mullet]

George, I think that arrow looks good. I also can't remember when I hog went "uh, oh, what's that noise". Most of my shots I could have been shooting a baseball bat I was so close.

[Pat B]

George you did a nice job with your first primitive arrow. If you can hit a pig like you hit your target bag you will have no problems.
  The shoots look like one viburnum and a red osier. I'm pretty sure Crooketarrow uses both and both make very good arrows.
  You'll like the pitch glue much better than what you're using. You will be able to fine tune broadheads and refasten a broadhead that has been jared loose with a little heat added to the point.

[gstoneberg]

Thanks guys.  I'm for sure a novice, but it seems to shoot well so I'm pleased.  Thanks for the ID Pat, Crooketarrow told me what they were when he sent them but I didn't keep track.   I had a rose shoot all ready to finish and then tried to take out a little bend where the feathers would be and broke it.    I used to shoot better, but living in town has really put a crimp on my practice.  I was lucky, but thanks.

Eddie, our hogs aren't in such heavy cover so the pucker factor isn't so bad.  They do get more brazen at night but then it's hard to bow shoot them.   I've been meaning to PM you, my Dad lives in Lakeland.  Hope to visit him later this year, might call and say hey when I'm there.

George

[mullet]

Well, I'll be. I really hope you do call when you visit your Dad.

[DEllis]

That point looks like a killer for sure........looks to be a few more in that chunk of steel
I think some Texas hog is going to be off the range and onto the grill
Darcy

[gstoneberg]

Darcy, thanks for the help, that is some hard steel.  Of course, you already know that.    I hope you're right on the pig, I've been known to miss them with abandon.    I picked up a new ground blind that's extra tall so my longbow won't hit the ceiling.  That'll let me move around to keep the wind in my favor (and keep the bugs off me).

Will do Eddie, small world.

George

[aero86]

i was gonna say viburnum too.  or some of the stuff i used to use around here locally.  i dont know how to make shoot shafts anymore, darn cane got my attention!  lol